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local public library in the Arrowhead Library
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A librarian will be happy to help you find the information you
need.

Consumer information

Alliant Energy
- Rates, rules and regulations, and types of service. Click on
Popular Pages and then Tariffs for the rates for each state served
by Alliant Energy.
Consumer Information Center - Your one-stop-shopping site
for dozens of links to federal agencies, consumer resources,
and lots more. Plus, you can view complete text editions of 200
of the best government consumer publications. Consumer
Price Index (CPI) Inflation Conversion Factors - Tracks and
graphs historical trends of price levels, movie prices, government
spending, debt and deficits, election costs, minimum wages, and
more. Also links to Dollar Conversion Calculator which converts
any figure from 1800-1998 to recent year dollars.Consumer World -
More than 1,500 of the most useful consumer resources on the
Internet.Consumer's
Resource Handbook - Tips and advice on variety of topics,
from car repair to home financing. From U.S. Government Consumer
Information Center.Edmund's Automobile Buyer's
Guides - Compare car and truck values, results of road tests,
reviews.Kelley's Blue Book Official Guide
-- Trading in your old car? Looking to buy a new or used car?
Check here first.NADA Used Vehicle Values
and Appraisal Guides - Price information for used cars, trucks,
boats, recreational vehicles, etc.

AnyWho's Reverse
Lookup - A reverse directory: Enter the phone number and
the results tell you who it belongs to.SuperPages - All-around guide for locating businesses.
Switchboard - A nationwide
directory of residence and business telephone numbers.ObitFinder - Recent obituaries
from more than 1,000 newspapers.
WhitePages.com - Telephone directory for U.S. and Canadian individuals and
businesses. Also includes reverse directories for telephone numbers and for
street addresses, and direct and reverse directories for area and ZIP codes.
"A variety of sources are used to provide the most accurate search results
available for publicly available contact information in the United States and
Canada.ZIP Code Lookup and Address
Information

Dictionaries
- Contains pointers to dictionaries in over 130 languages. Included
are "artificial" languages such as Esperanto and three
different fictional languages from the Star Trek TV show, as
well as multilingual and specialized dictionaries, thesauri,
vocabulary aids, and a recently-added list of online language
identifiers. The Elements
of Style - The classic handbook by William Strunk. Presents
elementary rules of usage and principles of composition. Internet Public Library
Reference Center - Almanacs, dictionaries, encyclopedias,
biographies online. An outstanding site.List of
Lists - Hundreds of rankings of people, organizations and
companies -- from the Best Places to Live in America to the Top
100 Franchises.MapQuest - Features Tripquest,
which calculates mileage and travel routes between cities in
the U.S. and parts of Canada and Mexico. Measure 4 Measure
- A wide variety of links to sites that estimate, calculate,
evaluate and translate. Features an Affordability Analyzer, College
Cost Projector, Relocation Salary Calculator, Currency Converter,
and much more.MLA Style - The
style recommended by the Modern Language Association for preparing
scholarly manuscripts and student research papers.Periodic
Table of the ElementsReady Reference
Using the Internet -- Hundreds and hundreds of links to all
kinds of information, including current issues such as abortion,
AIDS and animal rights.U.S. Census Bureau -
Census data, including City and County Data Reports and more.

The United States
Naval Observatory - Links to astronomical data and orientation
of the earth, and maintains the Master Clock for the United States.The
World Fact Book - Published by the Central Intelligence Agency.
Chock-full of facts about the all the nations of the world. Includes
climate, natural resources, environmental issues, economics,
population, government, industry, exchange rates, communications,
armed forces, etc.

Choices in Dying - Advance
directives, counseling and educational information on end-of-life
issues. Downloads for living will and medical power of attorney.LawCrawler - An innovative
research tool with extensive resources on various practice areas,
state, federal, foreign and international law, law journals,
legal forms, law schools, law reviews, and more.FindLaw, a Thomson
Reuters business, is the world's leading provider of online legal
information and Internet marketing solutions for law firms. FindLaw's roots go
back to 1995, when two attorneys compiled a list of Internet resources for a
group of law librarians in northern California. The response to the material
was so positive they decided to post the information on the Internet.Wisconsin Supreme Court
- Also includes an excellent link to the United States Supreme
Court.Wisconsin Law
Library - Legal Issues A-ZSupreme Court of the United States

OTHER REFERENCE LINKS

Access America for Seniors
- Look here for an estimate of your Social Security benefits,
compare Medicare options, track packages, locate agencies, etc.Agripedia - Agripedia is an
Internet Accessible Interactive Multimedia Instructional Resource, developed
by the University of Kentucky's College of Agriculture created with a USDA
Higher Education Program Grant.All Things Automotive
- A directory of links to more than 3,000 sites related to cars.
American Sign Language Browser - QuickTime clips are used
to demonstrate the signs for various words in this site from
Michigan State University. Audubon's Birds
of America - An online version of the original Birds of
America by John James Audubon. Includes color plates and
bird calls.
CarTalk - Mechanic brothers Tom and Ray Magliozzi, featured
on the NPR radio program "Car Talk," answer every car
question under the sun, and they do it with humor.Charity Reports
- The Better Business Bureau presents this Index of Philanthropic Advisory
Service Reports on charities and other soliciting organizations.
Provides administrative details, including CEO salaries, financial
statements, and fundraising expenses, for hundreds of charities.E-How - Step-by-step instructions
through 14 subject areas to thousands of projects.
The Foundation Center - Answers to questions about foundations,
non-profit resources, and corporate giving. Grants
Information Center - Based at UW, links users to print and
electronic sources of private and corporate foundations, federal
funding agencies, etc. Poets'
Corner - The goal of this ongoing project is to develop a user-friendly
library that is both a useful reference and an appealing place to browse and
explore - and there is a lot here to explore. The collection covers nearly
7,000 works by almost 800 poets - ranging from some of the best known works in
the English language to works that were never widely known or whose popularity
has been obscured by time.Repositories
of Primary Sources - A listing of over 5000 websites describing holdings
of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other
primary sources for the research scholar. All links have been tested for
correctness and appropriateness.This to That - Need
to glue something to something else? This site features a drop-down
list where you choose which two materials you'd like to join
and it recommends the product for doing so.USDA
Agriculture Fact Book - A variety of facts, figures,
charts and tables on U.S. agriculture, nutrition, consumers,
and trade.

Government and Statistical Information

Tax pages - 2013FederalState
Note: Many libraries no longer carry the actual paper tax forms but
will assist you in printing online forms using the library computers.
Call your local library to find out how they are handling tax forms
this year.

Wisconsin

Wisconsin.gov - The State of Wisconsin's
portal site, with links to government and agency sites. Search by topic.Beloit League of Women Voters - The
League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization encouraging the
informed and active participation of citizens in government. It influences
public policy through education and advocacy. Find information about area
elections, how to register as a voter and more. You can also find out
about the League of Women Voters and how to join.Janesville League of Women Voters
- Look here for contact information for local school board and
city council members, as well as links to state and national
representatives. Also information on who can vote, how to register,
voting by absentee ballot, Janesville polling places, the Wisconsin
election calendar, and much more.Wisconsin Court System
- Official location for release of Supreme Court and Court of
Appeals opinions.Wisconsin Demographic
Services Center - Wisconsin population trends, including
1990 census and 1996 estimates, general profile and business
patterns for each county.Wisconsin Department
of Public InstructionWisconsin Ethics Board
- Look here to find the names of lobbyists, the groups for which
they work and the bills on which they are working.Wisconsin State Legislature
- Bill tracking, legislative informationWisconsin State Statutes

Census Bureau - The official statistics from the
2000 United States Census.Congressional
Quarterly VoteWatch - Your report card to action on Capitol
Hill. Get insider access to Congress and your representatives'
voting records.The Embassy Page - ProjectVisa.com. This
site aims to keep you up to date with visa and embassy information for all
countries.Federal Interagency Council
on Statistical Policy - Need statistics? We got 'em. This
site offers statistics of interest to the public from more than
70 agencies in the United States government.FedWorld Information Network
- A one-stop source for U.S. government information.Government Information Exchange
- Links users to state and local government web sites, federal
agencies, personnel locatiors, international organizations and
electronic shopping networks. This
service is provided by the Federal Citizen Information Center of the
U.S. General Services AdministrationGPO Access -
The Congressional Record, the Federal Register,
congressional bills, and a growing list of government documents.
KidsCount Data
Online - Provides state-by-state data measuring the educational,
social, economic, and physical well-being of children. A project
of the Annie E. Casey Foundation.Library of Congress - Search
access to the Library of Congress catalog, digitized documents
of American cultural and historical significance, a guide to
the U.S. Copyright office, and an expansive database of current
legislative information.
Most Popular Government Websites - from Old Dominion University
Libraries,Norfolk, VANASA Homepage - A gateway
to the largest repository of space-related information on the
Internet.POTUS: Presidents of the
United States - Information on Presidents and candidates,
cabinet members, election results, administration highlights,
and presidential trivia. Also links to historical documents,
inaugural addresses, biographies, First Ladies, and more.Federal Election Commission - In 1975,
Congress created the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to administer and
enforce the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) - the statute that governs
the financing of federal elections. The duties of the FEC, which is an
independent regulatory agency, are to disclose campaign finance information,
to enforce the provisions of the law such as the limits and prohibitions on
contributions, and to oversee the public funding of Presidential elections.THOMAS - Legislative information
and a link to the Library of CongressTrends
in the Well-Being of America's Children and Youth - Annual
report from the Department of Health and Human Services. The
most current (1998) estimates of more than 90 indicators.Project VoteSmart Web - Substantial
and comprehensive information about political candidates and
government resources. Sponsored by Project VoteSmart, a project
of the Center for National Independence in Politics.